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Day 13: Riding Penticton to Sicamous Unfortunately my accommodation in Malakwa fell through, as the hostel was full, so I rode to Sicamous to find a cheap motel, hoping that it wasn't all booked out. I left my hostel at 6.30am and enjoyed the quiet roads, while most people were probably sleeping in after Canada … Continue reading Canada Day 13-15: Riding Penticton to Sicamous and Revelstoke

Today's ride started off with a lovely downhill, running alongside a river where I spotted some deer and horses. After 63km, there was a 2km section of fruit stands leading into Keremeos. I stopped at Parson's fruit stand and had a maple and walnut milkshake, which the owner filled with at least four scoops of … Continue reading Canada Day 08-09: Riding Princeton to Penticton and Rest Day

Day 01: Downtown and Gastown District I slept for about ten hours and worked off some of my sleep debt from my flight from Tokyo. I rode my bike into the city and dropped it off at a bike shop for servicing while I explored the city. The downtown area was pretty relaxed, with plenty … Continue reading Canada Day 01-04: Exploring Vancouver

This will be my longest tour so far, starting in Vancouver and finishing 5,300 km later in Montreal. I chose the route based on the Trans Canada Trail, cycle tour blogs and wherever I can find decent accommodation. I'm planning to stay in hostels, motels, airbnb places and try out a website called warmshowers.org which … Continue reading Canada Brief and Arriving in Vancouver

It's hard to sum up two months of cycling across Japan, but I've picked my most memorable moments and summed it up into three sections: highlights, cycling notes and budget notes. In the captions I've provided the specific names or locations you can look up for yourself. Highlights Food is always on my mind after … Continue reading Japan Debrief: Fukuoka to Tokyo

It was a bit drizzly today, so I stayed in Yokohama at my cousin’s restaurant for a while and waited for the rain to stop. The ride was pretty smooth, the main highway was really spacious and there was a generous bike path for most of the journey. Surprisingly there weren’t many cars on the … Continue reading Japan Day 56-60: Riding Yokohama to Tokyo and Exploring

Aside from my legs feeling a bit stiff, today's ride was fairly manageable, there were just a few detours towards the end to avoid toll roads and stairs. I was excited to visit my cousin in Yokohama, Chi Hanh, who I haven't seen in more than 15 years. She owns a Vietnamese restaurant with her … Continue reading Japan Day 54-55: Riding Hakone to Yokohama and Rest Day